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I doubt they have more shipments. They are probably the best brick and mortar store to score a new gpu though.Going by posts in these forums, it seems that Micro Center gets more GPU shipments than other stores. Yes? No? They have inside pull with Nvidia?
I'm going to GUESS that it's easier for scalpers and the everyday guy to keep F5'ing the usual online suspects.
It takes a lot more effort to actually go out to a B&M store, which is probably why stock stays on the shelves a little bit longer and it would seem like they get more stock.
Depends how stores handle it. Like MC before hand it was first come first serve and so people were lining up the day before to get cards.We need to regress back to B&M only sales to defeat the bots and scalpers. Would be nice if the majority of cards went to B&M stores at least to give gamers a chance to buy them without resorting to bots or devoting most of their time following stock channels and losing Newegg lotteries to buy additional junk they don't want/need.
Still better than bots. But obviously a quantity limit should be standard and that's more easily enforced through a B&M store.Depends how stores handle it. Like MC before hand it was first come first serve and so people were lining up the day before to get cards.
lol, I'm sure there is some stock with those scalper mark-ups.The situation at microcenter seems to be much better now. I've seen AMD cards on their shelves basically every day for the last couple weeks. Usually it's stuff like $900 6700XTs or $2500 6900XTs, but earlier in the day you can get just about anything AMD, and sometimes some nvidia cards that are in less demand. You only need to wait in line a crazy amount of hours to get something like a 3080 or 3060ti anymore.
lol, I'm sure there is some stock with those scalper mark-ups.
Those are not scalper markups. AMD AiB are just bending everyone over. MC gets AMD branded cards once in awhile and sells them at AMD's msrp.lol, I'm sure there is some stock with those scalper mark-ups.
Oh, they're just almost the same as ebay prices so I just assumed. Plus isn't the 6700xt msrp like 500 bucks?Those are not scalper markups. AMD AiB are just bending everyone over. MC gets AMD branded cards once in awhile and sells them at AMD's msrp.
AMD's reference cards are. No AiB is selling reference models.Oh, they're just almost the same as ebay prices so I just assumed. Plus isn't the 6700xt msrp like 500 bucks?
Well they're all cashing in. Either newegg is getting lots of them in or lots of people are passing on that 6700xt combo.AMD's reference cards are. No AiB is selling reference models.
I feel lucky to have scored my 6900XT off of Ebay for brand new at $1399.The situation at microcenter seems to be much better now. I've seen AMD cards on their shelves basically every day for the last couple weeks. Usually it's stuff like $900 6700XTs or $2500 6900XTs, but earlier in the day you can get just about anything AMD, and sometimes some nvidia cards that are in less demand. You only need to wait in line a crazy amount of hours to get something like a 3080 or 3060ti anymore.
This is a big deal and why it may seem like MC gets more. Still, scalpers are going far enough that they hire people off the street to buy product for them, so an ID check can only go so far.Maybe, maybe not. Not that I visit my local MC often, shelves are always empty. Same goes for AMD across the aisle.
Then there is this :
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Well they're all cashing in. Either newegg is getting lots of them in or lots of people are passing on that 6700xt combo.
It was the only one I was selected for (out of many shuffles) sadly. I used to just click everything but now I pass on almost all AMD stuff due to the prices and dumb bundles.Personally I'm passing on that combo every time it comes up. I'm not really interested in paying $1,000 for a $500 class card.